Gribbly's Day Out
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Gribbly’s Day Out – Rescue Eight Gribblets on Every One of 16 Alien Levels | C64
️ Gribbly’s Day Out (1985) – Commodore 64 Sci-Fi Action Platform Classic Released in 1985 by Hewson Consultants and developed by Andrew Braybrook, Gribbly’s Day Out is a highly original action-platform game for the Commodore 64. Set on the alien world of Blabgor, you take control of Gribbly Grobbly, a strange one-footed creature gifted with psychic powers and tasked with rescuing eight baby Gribblets scattered across a dangerous landscape. Gameplay blends platform action with shooting mechanics. Gribbly hops and levitates through multi-screen scrolling levels, using psychic bubble shots to fend off enemies and clear hazards. Each area is tightly designed, filled with precision jumps, environmental threats, and the ever-present energy web created to contain the mutated Blabgorian Seon. Progression demands accuracy and patience, as enemy placement and level layouts leave little room for error. The controls and difficulty reward mastery, making each successful rescue feel hard-earned and satisfying.
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️ Gribbly’s Day Out (1985) – Commodore 64 Sci-Fi Action Platform Classic Released in 1985 by Hewson Consultants and developed by Andrew Braybrook, Gribbly’s Day Out is a highly original action-platform game for the Commodore 64. Set on the alien world of Blabgor, you take control of Gribbly Grobbly, a strange one-footed creature gifted with psychic powers and tasked with rescuing eight baby Gribblets scattered across a dangerous landscape. Gameplay blends platform action with shooting mechanics. Gribbly hops and levitates through multi-screen scrolling levels, using psychic bubble shots to fend off enemies and clear hazards. Each area is tightly designed, filled with precision jumps, environmental threats, and the ever-present energy web created to contain the mutated Blabgorian Seon. Progression demands accuracy and patience, as enemy placement and level layouts leave little room for error. The controls and difficulty reward mastery, making each successful rescue feel hard-earned and satisfying.
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Magazine Reviews · 7
Contemporary average 71% · range 60–90%
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Commodore User
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Home Computing Weekly
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Your 64
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Your Commodore
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Bob Wade, Gary Penn & Julian Rignall. Hewson full-price release
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